Reservoir inkwell



Oct. 27, 1925.

B. M. MORRIS ER QIR INKWELL Filed March 16, 1925 f7 V8]? :3 or.

Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES BERT M. MORRIS, or SAN rmmorsco, CALIFORNIA.

RESERVOIR INKWELL.

Application filed March 16, 1925. Serial No. 15,739.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT M. MORRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of San'Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReservoir Inkwells, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a reservoir inkwell constructionby the employment of which a considerable volume of ink is always readyfor use, and is sealed from the atmosphere until the small quantity,exposed and available for use is consumed. The invention has for itsprincipal objects, first, to provide an 'ink container within which issealed a quantity of ink, and to provide a base having a well with whichthe interior of the container is adapted to communicate on the containerbeing inverted,

and detachably secured to the base by suitable attaching means. Afurther object is to provide a container seal penetrating or puncturingmember which will afford a communication between the well and theinterior of the container on the container being attached to the base. Afurther object is to provide a structure which is ornamental andattractive in appearance, by the use of which it is possible for amanufacturer to package his product in an attractive manner for use onlyin connection with a particular form of base and well, thereby ensuringthe sale of the particular product to those having the particular formof base.

With the above mentioned and other objects in View, the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth inthe claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details'of construction within thescope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

To more fully comprehend the invention reference is directed to theaccompanying drawings, wherein I Fig. 1 is a view in elevation partly insection of the preferred form of ink container illustrating articularlyits spherical body, threaded nec k, removable closure and puncturableseal.

Fig.v 2 is a vertical sectional view of the container in invertedposition attached to the base,'and illustrating the Well and the vent,also illustrating the seal penetrating member.

Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on line 33 of Fig. 2 illustrating the mannerin which the seal is cut by the puncturing member.

Referring more particularly to the several views of the drawings whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and whereinthe disclosure illustrates but one form of structure for carrying out myinvention, 1 designates the spherical body of a container adapted to befilled with ink, and from the body extends a tubular neck 2, the outersurface of which is threaded as at 3. Thecontainer is adapted to be ofglass, and the tubular neck is adapted to be closed by a transverselydisposed puncture able seal 4 of any suitable material, and the neck andseal are adapted to be protected by a removable closure 5 engaging thescrew threads 3. This latter closure is preferably formed of lead, tin,or other well known pliable and easily removable material. A. base orsupport is indicated generally by the numeral 6, and within the same ismounted an open well- '7 formed with a central depression 8. From thewell 7 at a point above the depression 8 extends a feeding tube 9connected at its opposite end with the interior of a coupling 10, aportion 11 of which extends vertically above the base 6. The portion 11is interiorly threaded as at 12 to receive the threads of the neck 2 onthe inverting of the container 1, as in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Themember 9 between the well 7 and the member 10 is provided with anupwardly extending tubular vent 13 for admitting air to' ensure a steadyfiow of ink from the container 1 to the well 7 as the quantity inthewell becomes exhausted. Extending u wardly from the coupling 10, at apoint o set to one side of the center of the tubular extension 11, is aseal puncturing member 14 of a length to project a suflicient distanceupwardly into the coupling to. ensure its engagement with the seal 4:,as the container 1 1s gradually secured to the coupling. flhe action ofthe member 14 on the threading of the neck 2 of the container into thethreaded portion of the coupling 10 is to penetrate To preventcorrosion, it is desirable to conajiruct the members 7-, 9, 10 and 13 ofnoncorrosive material which is adapted to be easily cleaned and thecostxof which will not be excessive.

After the contents of the container 1 have been exhausted, it is onlynecessary that -the user purchase a second container, remove theexhausted container from the coupling--10, remove the closure 5 from thesecond container and position the second container with its neck 2threaded into the coupling 10, as at Fig. 2. A new supply of ink is thenprovided and the same is maintained sealed from the atmosphere untilthat portion exposed in the well 7 is gradually exhausted and thequantity of ink in the container 1 replenishes that in the well.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is A reservoir ink'wellincluding a base having a coupling member, a well spaced from thecoupling member and a passage affording comn'lunication between thecoupling member and well, a puncturing member positioned in the couplingmember and extending vertically thereof, and a container havinga'penetra- ,ble sealing member, the puncturing member in the couplingbeing off center of the sealing member whereby upon rotationof thecontainer in the actof connecting the same to the coupling member an'arcuate cut will be made in the sealing member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

BERT M. MORRIS.

